15-year-old pupil arrested after ‘legend’ teacher stabbed to death

Anne Maguire was stabbed to death at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds (Picture: PA)

A female teacher who died after getting stabbed at a Leeds high school has been described as a ‘legend’.

A 15-year-old male pupil has been arrested in connection with the attack on Anne Maguire, 61, and is still in custody.

Police were called to Corpus Christi Catholic College in Neville Road, Leeds at 11.48am this morning after being contacted by the ambulance service.

A pupil was fatally stabbed at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds (Picture: Ross Parry)

Mrs Maguire was taken to hospital but was subsequently pronounced dead.

Pupil Georgina Kilroy, 16, said she had been a teacher for 40 years.

‘I don’t know anyone who didn’t like her,’ she said outside the school. ‘She was spot on. You couldn’t ask for a better teacher.’

A female teacher has died after a stabbing at a Leeds school (Picture: SWNS)

Prime minister David Cameron also paid tribute to the teacher and added: ‘My thoughts are with the family of Anne Maguire, as well as the staff and pupils of Corpus Christi school, where she was stabbed to death.’

West Yorkshire Police said there is no current danger to pupils or staff and that the school is ‘continuing to operate as normal’.

Detective superintendent Simon Beldon said: ‘The situation is under control and officers, including safer schools officers and members of the local neighbourhood policing team, are currently at the school and are liaising closely with staff.

‘The rest of the school is continuing to operate as normal and we would ask that parents do not attend the site unless directly requested to do so by the school.

‘Our inquiries are at a very early stage but the full circumstances of this incident will obviously be the subject of a full and thorough investigation.’